Louise said: "I think my blindness has definitely helped me be a medium. People trust me more because there's no way I can pick up on body language and clues like that.

"There was one specific incident where there was a lady in the audience and her daughter had died.

"Her daughter came through and she was telling me her mum had worn a red coat at the funeral that she liked and I said: 'You're wearing it now.’ And she was.

"There's no way I would have known that. I'm completely blind and have no light perception.

"Because one thing has been taken away, some of my other senses have been heightened, so I think it's made me better at picking up on atmospheres and how people are feeling."

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The 47-year-old was just a child when she started experiencing paranormal goings-on.

She explained: "It sounds really weird. I'd hear people talking and I'd know they were real voices. It wasn't in my imagination.

“I'd hear people talking and I'd know they were real voices”

Louise Eaton

"I'd also hear footsteps and have dreams and premonitions. I just knew I was different, but as a child, it was really scary.

"I tried to tell my parents but they weren't sure what to do. They were a bit nervous about it, but they thought I might just be hearing things from next door.

"I'd read a lot about ghosts and that sort of thing, so I began to think my parent's house was haunted.

"Then when I'd start hearing the voices at school, I knew it wasn't just that house – it was me."

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But it wasn’t until her dad died when she was 13 that she realised the true extent of her gift. Louise’s mum gave her his ring and watch and she began picking up his energy.

She said: "Everything has its own energy field, so when I wore that ring I was picking up my dad's energy.

"He died of a heart attack, so I felt a momentary quickening of my heart. It sounds scary, but it's not.

"It's called clairsentience, and it shows you what it's like when somebody dies. It's only very momentary, but it helps you know you've got the right person with you.”

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After that, Louise went to visit a medium who told her that she possessed the ability to communicate with the dead. She decided to develop her gift and since then claims she has been able to speak to her late dad a number of times.

"His personality is the same as it was when he was here," Louise continued. "He crashes round and makes loads of noise, and that's what he'd do if he was alive so I definitely know it's him."